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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 20, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. BUTTERFIELD:H.R. 4554.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution,Congress has the power to collect taxes and expend funds toprovide for the general welfare of the United States.Congress may also make laws that are necessary and proper forcarrying into execution their powers enumerated under ArticleI.[Page H3754]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Care That's Fair Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes and provides funds for a grant program to analyze racial and ethnic disparities or other factors that may affect health outcomes for Medicaid enrollees. Specifically, the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services may award grants to states to analyze (1) variations in health care outcomes and utilization that are related to race and ethnicity for clinically similar enrollees, or (2) clinical and social factors that contribute to poor infant and maternal health outcomes for enrollees.</p>]]></text>
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